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US 2016/0101862 A1Published application
Air cushion aircraft cargo loading systems and shuttle drive unit
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorRichard A. Himmelmann
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Abstract
A cargo management system is provided comprising a shuttle drive unit. The shuttle drive unit comprises a sheave, a pulley proximate the sheave comprising a groove of the pulley aligned with a groove of the sheave, and a motor configured to rotate the sheave. The cargo management system further comprises a belt coupled to the sheave and a cargo shuttle coupled to the belt.
Claims15
A cargo management system comprising:
- a shuttle drive unit comprising:
- a spool;
- a pulley proximate the spool comprising a groove of the pulley aligned with a groove of the spool;
- and
- a motor configured to rotate the spool;
- a belt coupled to the spool;
- and
- a cargo shuttle coupled to the belt.
5 more elements
A shuttle drive unit comprising:
- a sheave;
- a pulley proximate the sheave;
- a spindle assembly inside the sheave, wherein the sheave is configured to rotate around the spindle assembly;
- a motor mechanically coupled to the spindle assembly;
- and
- a power and communication module coupled to the sheave.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.